How to get to the Arctic in Career mode!

My nice guide on how to get to the arctic!

Pre guide!

So, for those who like a video, I will link one here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EziM2MdRmA

For those who like steam guides, read below!

Chapter One: Beginning

So career mode is hard! You need alot of money to buy the arctic island. You should also save ~50K
for the plane. In this guide, I used a Goose because of it's long range and amphibious capabilities. If you want to build your aircraft, I'd say there are 2 critical things: A fuel gauge and an Altitude hold. Why? Because you can easily run out of fuel on your arctic run!

Chapter 2: Flying!

Go to the mainland train depot and head north. Eventually, the tracks will split and just follow the one heading north. Simply apply altitude hold and use the rudder to steer yourself along the tracks.

If you actually KNOW where the island is, just use the Autopilot function and get your aircraft to fly there ;)

Also, a quick tip:
For painless flight make sure there is NO LIGHTNING. Why? because lighting will temporarily shut down all electric systems, causing some planes to fall out of the sky!

Chapter 3: Dealing with the night!

At night, it can be very difficult to see, so we must use the instruments to fly! This is actually called "instrument flying" or "night flying" and is something you train to do when taking a pilot's licence!
In Stormworks, what we do is look for the train tracks because it is just visable. If you are in FPV only, use the map as a method to follow the tracks!

Chapter 4: Getting to the arctic!

So, you see a colonised island with a concrete ramp. Then, the railway splits. The mainland should just be visable from here, so just stare at that horizon (and your fuel gauge)

However, your airplane is nearly out of fuel! So what do we do? Well, reduce prop pitch and throttle for maximum efficiency. In this case, I made it to the airfield with ~0.3 gallons left!

Also, landing on the arctic airfield can be annoying. This is because there are slopes that are hard to see and lead straight into the water. I recommend you do some touch and go's in creative before making the trip in career.

To land, approach the airfield as you normally would, throttle down and remember, unless you are running on fumes, use the flaps! Then, drop the gear and when you are just above the runway, idle the engine so you "stall" onto the runway.

And now, congrats, you have made it to the arctic!

Chapter 5: Final words!

Thank you for reading my guide. In the video, I show another technique using the boats, so check that out if you want to challenge yourself (and waste a lot of time)

Remember that the arctic islands are expensive! save 100K for them!

[SupeRewod]

The Giant Islands Don't Move
My Listed Locations for places are:

O'Neil: 4000 X, -6000 Y

Harrison: -6000 X, -6000 Y

Arctic: -31010 X, 91000 Y

Enjoy

[Neurosys]

"make sure there is NO LIGHTNING. Why? because lighting will temporarily shut down all electric systems, causing some planes to fall out of the sky!"

Well I'm never flying again.

[Pain Train Addict]

@重要さん my favorite method to land planes is to
1: open canopy or door
2: grab a parachute
3: take a nice walk outside
4: open the parachute
5: steer toward your destination
6: enjoy freezing solitude!

[Pain Train Addict]

I recommend using the ENI-40 "Micah" Seaplane By Eggnog to get there. By the way, the ENI-40 is my favorite plane.

[Dude4081]

i use a jet train from terminal spycakes.. :).... bc i dont know how to fly planes wihout crashing them.

[AgarthanTerrorist]

ok lol
thanks il try

[pkrw07]

How to loans planes:
1. Deploy landing gear
2. Set throttle to 20-35%
3. Gently set the plane on course to the runway
4. When you are about to hit the ground, idle your engine and engage brakes

[AgarthanTerrorist]

i cant land panes coud u make a guide please? i cannot find one

[pkrw07]

I actually got struck by lighting once, luckily I was at high altitude so it didn't crash. To be honest, landing most planes in stormworks is actually quite easy, unless it's going stupidly fast. What's your favourite plane/boat/train?

[Sigmund]

Planes are sorta risky with the lightning and stuff, but are really quick, but they also have a hard time if you cant land well.
Boats, less risky, yet slow, unless you're using a fast one. If you do not have anti capsize systems installed, that adds risk. it's easy to dock in a boat.
Train, Less risky, fricking fast
Seaplanes, mixture. Kind of risky, Really quick, Easy to dock, Hard to land.